as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
He turned down another beer to avoid getting hammered.
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as in drew
to shape with a hammer
medieval artisans hammered brass into various bowls and trays, which they then embossed with elaborate designs
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as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
hammer a nail hammered the ball for a home run
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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
tried hammering the door to wake them up the crops were hammered with hail
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as in scolded
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
the critics have long been hammering the stage actress for resorting to the same mixed bag of mannerisms over and over
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Recent Examples of hammered
Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Inside Dar Ghadames Museum, Tuareg jewelry and Berber textiles whisper stories of desert trade routes as the souk hums with heady spices and the clink of hammered silver.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
The Longhorns hammered the Tigers anyway, claiming their 16th consecutive win to open the season with an 89-71 effort in their SEC opener.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The exterior has a stunning gold finish with a hammered metal texture, while the interior is a lighter silver color.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Inside Dar Ghadames Museum, Tuareg jewelry and Berber textiles whisper stories of desert trade routes as the souk hums with heady spices and the clink of hammered silver.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
Danaher is having a nice session, but the pharmaceutical and biotech stocks are getting hammered.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
The Longhorns hammered the Tigers anyway, claiming their 16th consecutive win to open the season with an 89-71 effort in their SEC opener.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammered
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Reading Cassandra’s voice is like reading The Bell Jar’s Esther if Esther were drunk on brandy half the time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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As thousands of medical caregivers walked off the job Monday in what became the largest nurses’ strike in New York City history, officials at a major hospital accused the nurses’ union of making unreasonable demands — including protections for nurses who come to work drunk or high.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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But the Aztecs had a counterpunch for every Cowboys jab – a Miles Byrd drive that drew two free throws, a jump hook off the glass from Pharaoh Compton, a 3 from Magoon Gwath, a 3 from Taj DeGourville , a jumper in traffic from Dixon-Waters.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Simon and her son Ben Taylor became vocal supporters for Forté and drew national attention to his case, calling his punishment excessive.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Often, though, the clutter is the point, and you’re smacked with temperamental textures that channel the flippant streak of plunderphonics.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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The group has smacked around quarterbacks, tackled well and dominated most key areas but hasn’t taken the ball away like an elite defense.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
4 Jan. 2026
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The Celtics pounded the paint with Neemias Queta and Luka Garza, a pair of bruising bigs who also can force the issue from 3-point range despite their lumbering dispositions.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Trump seems to have arrived, on his own, at the same understanding of geography and politics that was pounded into the heads of Soviet schoolchildren, including Putin and me.—
M. Gessen,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Students sat in rows, making faces at each other, scolded by their teachers to behave.—
David Wilson,
Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders scolded the media on Sunday after the team’s close loss to the Buffalo Bills at home.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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The play saw the actors star as two strangers who have a drunken one-night stand after meeting at a wedding.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Arizona is home to some of the nation's strictest laws on drunken driving.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Iron cowbells are either forged or cast and are the heaviest material.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The upper chamber has forged ahead with its own effort at developing legislation, with the Senate Banking Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee working separately on their portions of the bill.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2026
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Five players were booked during their defeat to Cameroon, including Foster, who slapped the linesman’s hand twice and screamed in his face in frustration over a decision.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Its tail slapped the surface of the water, marking la paiche’s territory.—
Noah Lederman,
Robb Report,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Hammered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammered. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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